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Be-400XP captain reported returning to departure airport when he noted an autopilot issue shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1366722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autopilot |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Just after departure; both ap trim fail annunciators illuminated; followed by the boxed east on the pfd. The autopilot was disconnected; and force was required to maintain altitude; and the normal pitch trim seemed to be quite sluggish. Being that this condition has been duplicated multiple times on this aircraft; we elected to return for maintenance. We ran the appropriate checklists and continued for a normal approach and landing. ATC was notified of the condition; and no emergency was declared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-400XP Captain reported returning to departure airport when he noted an autopilot issue shortly after takeoff.
Narrative: Just after departure; both AP TRIM FAIL annunciators illuminated; followed by the boxed E on the PFD. The autopilot was disconnected; and force was required to maintain altitude; and the normal pitch trim seemed to be quite sluggish. Being that this condition has been duplicated multiple times on this aircraft; we elected to return for Maintenance. We ran the appropriate checklists and continued for a normal approach and landing. ATC was notified of the condition; and no emergency was declared.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.